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SEO poisoning pushes malware-laced Zoom, TeamViewer, Visual Studio installers

A new SEO poisoning campaign is underway, dropping the Batloader and Atera Agent malware onto the systems of targeted professionals searching for productivity tool downloads, such as Zoom, TeamViewer, and Visual Studio. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/seo-poisoning-pushes-malware-laced-zoom-teamviewer-visual-studio-installers/
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Intel unveils Circuit Breaker bug bounty expansion for elite hackers

Intel says its engineers are partnering with security researchers to hunt for vulnerabilities in firmware, GPUs, hypervisors, chipsets, and other products in a new expansion to its bug bounty program. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/intel-unveils-circuit-breaker-bug-bounty-expansion-for-elite-hackers/
ESET antivirus bug let attackers gain Windows SYSTEM privileges

Slovak internet security firm ESET released security fixes to address a high severity local privilege escalation vulnerability affecting multiple products on systems running Windows 10 and later or Windows Server 2016 and above. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/eset-antivirus-bug-let-attackers-gain-windows-system-privileges/
MFA adoption pushes phishing actors to reverse-proxy solutions

The rising adoption of multi-factor authentication (MFA) for online accounts pushes phishing actors to use more sophisticated solutions to continue their malicious operations, most notably reverse-proxy tools. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mfa-adoption-pushes-phishing-actors-to-reverse-proxy-solutions/
Target open sources scanner for digital credit card skimmers

Target, one of the largest American department store chains and e-commerce retailers, has open sourced 'Merry Maker' - its years-old proprietary scanner for payment card skimming. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/target-open-sources-scanner-for-digital-credit-card-skimmers/
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Cisco fixes critical bugs in RV routers, exploit code available

Cisco has released patches for multiple vulnerabilities in the Small Business RV Series router platform that could allow remote attackers to gain complete control over the device, in many cases, without authentication. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-fixes-critical-bugs-in-rv-routers-exploit-code-available/
Intuit warns of phishing emails threatening to delete accounts

Accounting and tax software provider Intuit has notified customers of an ongoing phishing campaign impersonating the company and trying to lure victims with fake warnings that their accounts have been suspended. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/intuit-warns-of-phishing-emails-threatening-to-delete-accounts/
Zimbra zero-day vulnerability actively exploited to steal emails

A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Zimbra email platform is currently actively exploited in attacks targeting European media and government organizations. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/zimbra-zero-day-vulnerability-actively-exploited-to-steal-emails/
News Corp discloses hack from "persistent" nation state cyber attacks

American media and publishing giant News Corp has disclosed today that it was the target of a "persistent" cyberattack. The attack discovered sometime this January, reportedly allowed threat actors to access emails and documents of some News Corp employees, including journalists. [...]

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/news-corp-discloses-hack-from-persistent-nation-state-cyber-attacks/